16.When my family moved to America in 2010from a small village in Guangdong,China,we brought not only our luggage,but also our village rules,customs and culture.One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders.Unluckily,this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant.One time,when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple,the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly.I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.As soon as I said that,her face showed great displeasure.My manager,who happened to hear what I said,took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description"old".I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife.After the couple heard my reason,they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences,so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China,people are proud of being old.Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty,and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience.Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However,in the United States,people think"growing old"is a problem since"old"shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well.Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by taking exercise,and women put on makeup,hoping to look young.When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly,they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young.I had told them something they didn't want to hear.
After that,I changed the way I had been with older people.It is not that I don't respect them any more; I still respect them,but now I don't show my feelings through words.
56.Jack brought the couple their food very fast becauseB.
A.the manager asked him to do so
B.he respected the elderly
C.the couple wanted him to do so
D.he wanted more money
57.When Jack called the couple"elderly",they becameC.
A.nervous
B.satisfied
C.unhappy
D.excited
58.In Jack's hometown,B.
A.people dislike being called"old"
B.young people can learn from old people's experience
C.many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D.the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
59.After this experience,JackD.
A.lost his job in the restaurant
B.made friends with the couple
C.no longer respected the elderly
D.changed his way with old people
60.Which of the following is TRUE?D
A.The more Jack explained,the angrier the couple got.
B.Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C.The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D.From this experience,Jack learned more about American culture.
分析 本文主要講述了每個(gè)國(guó)家都有各自的文化習(xí)慣,而這種文化上的差異往往會(huì)引起一定的誤會(huì),不過(guò)只要熟悉對(duì)方的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣做到入鄉(xiāng)隨俗,一切就沒(méi)問(wèn)題了.
解答 56-60 BCBDD
56 B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題:根據(jù)第2段中的I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly我告訴她我已經(jīng)確保他們很快得到食物,因?yàn)槲铱偸亲鹬乩先耍芍鸢高xB.
57 C 猜詞理解題:根據(jù)第2段中的As soon as I said that,her face showed great displeasure當(dāng)我說(shuō)的時(shí)候,她非常不高興.可知他們聽(tīng)到Jack稱他們?yōu)槔险邥r(shí),一點(diǎn)也不高興. 故選C.
58 B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題:根據(jù)第3段中的In my village in China,people are proud of being old在我的中國(guó)家鄉(xiāng),人們以老為自豪.可知答案選B.
59 D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題:根據(jù)最后一段中的After that,I changed the way I had with older people從那之后,我改變了對(duì)老年人的方法.故答案是D.
60 D 語(yǔ)義理解題:本題可采取排除法.根據(jù)第2段最后一句After the couple heard my reason,they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences,so they laughed and were no longer angry可知A不對(duì);根據(jù)文章最后一句but now I don‟t show my feelings through words可知B不對(duì);根據(jù)第2段中的I then waked back to the table and apologized to the wife 可知C 不對(duì),結(jié)合文章,得出作者從那次經(jīng)歷之后,更多地了解了美國(guó)文化,故正確答案為D.
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